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With Rising Sea Levels, Bangkok Struggles to Stay Afloat

posted by mrpg on Monday September 03 2018, @11:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the learn-to-swim dept.

Bytram (from IRC) writes:

With rising sea levels, Bangkok struggles to stay afloat.

As Bangkok prepares to host climate-change talks, the sprawling city of more than 10 million is itself under siege from the environment, with dire forecasts warning it could be partially submerged in just over a decade.

[...] As temperatures rise, abnormal weather patterns—like more powerful cyclones, erratic rainfall, and intense droughts and floods—are predicted to worsen over time, adding pressure on governments tasked with bringing the 2015 Paris climate treaty to life.

Bangkok, built on once-marshy land about 1.5 metres (five feet) above sea level, is projected to be one of the world's hardest hit urban areas, alongside fellow Southeast Asian behemoths Jakarta and Manila.

"Nearly 40 percent" of Bangkok will be inundated by as early as 2030 due to extreme rainfall and changes in weather patterns, according to a World Bank report.

Currently, the capital "is sinking one to two centimetres a year and there is a risk of massive flooding in the near future," said Tara Buakamsri of Greenpeace.

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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by khallow on Monday September 03 2018, @11:16PM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday September 03 2018, @11:16PM (#730018) Journal

    Look, little twink, you live in civilization. That means you--yes, YOU--will have to pay for it, just like everybody else.

    And what happens to the rest of the taxes? It pays for waste, fraud, corruption, war, etc. I would take the "taxes buy you civilization" people more seriously if they really cared about what the taxes were being used for rather than mouth off platitudes.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 04 2018, @04:26PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 04 2018, @04:26PM (#730318)

    Look, little twink, you live in civilization. That means you--yes, YOU--will have to pay for it, just like everybody else.

    And what happens to the rest of the taxes? It pays for waste, fraud, corruption, war, etc. I would take the "taxes buy you civilization" people more seriously if they really cared about what the taxes were being used for rather than mouth off platitudes.

    Reading comprehension fail. So, exactly which part of you can petition your government for redress did you not understand?

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday September 05 2018, @07:29AM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 05 2018, @07:29AM (#730647) Journal

      So, exactly which part of you can petition your government for redress did you not understand?

      The part where it was remotely relevant. You're not even thinking where the money goes, much less have a target for your petitioning for redress.